Women Empowerment Archives - Summer Owens S.O. What! https://summerowens.com/tag/women-empowerment/ S.O. What! Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:11:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://i0.wp.com/summerowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cropped-Summer-Owens-S.O.-What.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Women Empowerment Archives - Summer Owens S.O. What! https://summerowens.com/tag/women-empowerment/ 32 32 152051023 Love Yourself: When Purpose Becomes Personal https://summerowens.com/love-yourself-when-purpose-becomes-personal/ https://summerowens.com/love-yourself-when-purpose-becomes-personal/#respond Thu, 12 Feb 2026 04:50:33 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=24781 Over a decade ago, I created the Love Yourself Event because I saw a need. During Valentine’s season, while many celebrate romance, others quietly struggle. Some feel lonely. Others question their worth. Many carry silent battles. So, I decided to create a space that focused on self-worth instead of relationship status. And that helps to […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/love-yourself-when-purpose-becomes-personal/feed/ 0 24781 Turning Pain Into Purpose: My Breast Cancer Journey and the S.O. What! Breast Cancer Awareness Hoodie https://summerowens.com/turning-pain-into-purpose-my-breast-cancer-journey-and-the-s-o-what-breast-cancer-awareness-hoodie/ https://summerowens.com/turning-pain-into-purpose-my-breast-cancer-journey-and-the-s-o-what-breast-cancer-awareness-hoodie/#respond Sat, 04 Oct 2025 02:58:05 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=24636 When I heard the words, “You have breast cancer,” I took a deep breath and went straight to the mindset that has carried me through every obstacle of my life: S.O. What! My next words were, “So NOW what?” It wasn’t denial. It wasn’t avoidance. It was my declaration that this diagnosis would not control […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/turning-pain-into-purpose-my-breast-cancer-journey-and-the-s-o-what-breast-cancer-awareness-hoodie/feed/ 0 24636 From Teen Mom to Inspirational Speaker for Black Women: My Full-Circle Moment at Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Prominent Black Women’s Banquet https://summerowens.com/inspirationalspeakerforblackwomen/ https://summerowens.com/inspirationalspeakerforblackwomen/#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2025 20:42:22 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=24131 There are moments in life that take your breath away—not because they’re unexpected, but because they remind you just how far you’ve come. That’s exactly how it felt to stand on stage as the keynote speaker for the Prominent Black Women’s Banquet hosted by the Epsilon Epsilon chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated at […]

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